Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Gouloux
July afternoons average 24.9°C. Of the 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre, it is the wettest. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 26°C. Central heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Léger-Vauban station, 14 km north.
A year in Gouloux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Léger-Vauban station.
What a year in Gouloux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léger-Vauban.
About 1,148 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and August the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 13 towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Autun
A frosty town: 82 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 82 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Léger-Vauban: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Saint-Léger-Vauban
Saint-Léger-Vauban is 14 km north of Gouloux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gouloux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Léger-Vauban (89349001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north |
| Station altitude | 464 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 515 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Autun, 32 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Gouloux compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre.
Gouloux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Léger-Vauban station; sunshine at Autun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | −0.6°C | 2.6°C | 116 mm | 67 |
| February | 7.1°C | −1.0°C | 3.1°C | 93 mm | 103 |
| March | 11.5°C | 1.0°C | 6.2°C | 90 mm | 162 |
| April | 15.2°C | 3.2°C | 9.2°C | 90 mm | 197 |
| May | 18.9°C | 6.9°C | 12.9°C | 99 mm | 209 |
| June | 22.7°C | 10.1°C | 16.4°C | 76 mm | 245 |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.7°C | 18.3°C | 84 mm | 262 |
| August | 24.7°C | 11.8°C | 18.3°C | 74 mm | 228 |
| September | 20.2°C | 8.7°C | 14.5°C | 85 mm | 192 |
| October | 15.2°C | 6.5°C | 10.9°C | 103 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.7°C | 2.6°C | 6.2°C | 111 mm | 72 |
| December | 6.3°C | 0.3°C | 3.3°C | 128 mm | 59 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 5.1°C | 10.2°C | 1,148 mm | 1,918 |
Where Gouloux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Léger-Vauban, 14 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Autun, 32 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Nièvre.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Gouloux’s climate
How warm does Gouloux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gouloux get in winter?
February nights average −1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 82 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gouloux get?
About 1,148 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (128 mm) and August the driest (74 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Autun (32 km away), averages 1,918 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gouloux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gouloux, Saint-Léger-Vauban, 14 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station ST LEGER VAUBAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gouloux →
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